document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=677371>Question 677371</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Maria left the starting line at 8:30 a.m. and drove at an average rate of 40 mi/h.  What time did she arrive at Checkpoint 1?  (the entire route from the start line to the finish line is a 24 mile circle) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "time = distance/rate = 24/40 = 3/5 hr = (3/5)(60 min) = 36 minutes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Arrival time = 8:30 + 36 min = 9:06 AM<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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